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Affordable GPS-independent Precision Munitions

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
97882 		Program Year/Program:
2010 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
A102-056-0358 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
ARMY 10-056 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
CROSSFIELD TECHNOLOGY LLC
9390 Research Blvd Suite I200 Austin, TX -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2010
Title: Affordable GPS-independent Precision Munitions
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: W15QKN-11-C-0015
Award Amount: $69,292.00
 

Abstract:

Crossfield, together with Omnitek Partners, will investigate and develop GPS Independent Precision Munition guidance architecture that has comparable accuracy to GPS and is inherently hard to jamming and interference. The baseline architecture will employ a novel orientation sensor that provides both orientation and can provide position location. The sensor will operate in the 60 GHz oxygen absorption frequency band, which offers significant advantages in terms of robustness to jamming and interference as well as providing covertness (low probability of intercept or LPI). Crossfield and Omnitek propose a six month effort with Option. The Phase I program will include investigation into precision guidance and control concepts using the orientation sensor as a baseline. In addition, the current off-the-shelf orientation sensors will be integrated with off the shelf inertial sensor and used to validate control and sensing concepts under real hardware constraints that cannot be easily simulated without the use of tools or test beds ordinarily beyond the scope of an SBIR program. In this way, the overall risk to the Army of a Phase II program are significantly mitigated.

Principal Investigator:

Dennis Ferguson
RF/MIcrowave Engineer
5127950220
dennis.ferguson@crossfieldtech.com

Business Contact:

Gary McMillian
Member of LLC
5127950220
gary.mcmillian@crossfieldtech.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Crossfield Technology LLC
9390 Research Blvd Suite I200 Austin, TX 78759

EIN/Tax ID: 300195080
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No